Accott Manor, near Gunn, Barnstaple - Sunday July 5th, 12.00 - 5.30pm
Accott Manor, near Gunn, Barnstaple
Sunday July 5th, 12.00 - 5.30pm
Recital by North Devon Music Centre’s Double Reed Trio, The Quirkië Trio
Izzy Brookes, Zoe Cartlidge and Jack Wensley
3.00pm
Ploughman’s Lunches and Cream Teas Entry £3 per person; under 12s free
Accott is a small but unusual and original garden created in the last two years within the ruins of an ancient Devon Longhouse Manor on the old Accott Lane. It is inspired by the old house and combines traditional features with contemporary creativity.
The manor is reputed to be named after Acca, a local Saxon landowner who also gave his name to Acland, Landkey and is believed to date from the 12th century though all that remains intact is a private chapel.
By the early 1900’s the cob manor house was only used for storage and the thatch was not kept in good repair. The building disintegrated and the stone chimney was dismantled in 1952. After that the scrub took over and by the 1980s very little of it could be seen. It has been given a new lease of life in an alternative guise – for instance the kitchen, with its fireplace and bread oven has been transformed to a barbeque area and the parlour is home to lawns and herbaceous borders!
Visitors will be entertained by three talented young musicians from the local area who will be playing a selection of classical and new music from their extensive repertoire.
Funds raised from this event will help the Two Moors Festival’s Chelsea Show Garden to bring the October concerts to the notice of an audience of thousands and thus attract visitors to the area during an out of season period.
Directions: Accott Manor is 3½ miles from Swimbridge towards Brayford and will be signed from Swimbridge, the A361 at South Molton and east of Barnstaple.